Comments on: Daimler CEO in the Green Hot Seat

By: bombarier

bombarier — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:12:35 +0000

These aren’t “tough” questions, they are a tiring list of rhetorical questions by Spiegel trying to make themselves look concerned about the environment. It’s long on emotional drama and short on interest in facts. Why the obsession with hybrid as the end all? At least Daimler tried sticking to the concrete.

By: domboy

domboy — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:37:02 +0000

I think it’s Americans that have their heads in the sand. We’re so stuck on hybrids that we can’t see how good/clean/efficient diesels cars can be. That is why the Europeans are making hybrids. They would much rather sell us diesel cars…

By: DaveM

DaveM — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:56:03 +0000

Asia car makers are eating their lunch.

In some ways it is nice to see the European big names have their heads almost as deep in the sand as the US manufacturers. Maybe even worse.

At least some of the US manufacturers have recognized a MPG gap that is impacting sales, even if their efforts to update have been half-assed.

By: Randal

Randal — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:28:27 +0000

Who cares about his car? At 17 MPG it is a fuel sipper compared to his corporate jet. And of course, the same goes for most CEOs around the world. Come to think of it, the same can be said for some notable politicians.

By: Andreas

Andreas — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:15:38 +0000

Spiegel, you are idiots. Why don’t you interview Ford and Chevy for doing nothing. All European auto makers are way ahead of the American competition. I can’t even buy an efficient diesel in this friggin state.

By: sean

sean — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:54:06 +0000

Is it still DaimlerChrysler or just Daimler? I think they've divorced recently.
Any way, Zetsche drives a car w/ 17 MPG, which is very poor. The second point is how on earth he compares a Smart and Prius (any Toyota as he said). How many seats and how much room does Smart offer? Don't compare apple and orange. It's a shame the the interviewer let him go.

By: TSBinLV

TSBinLV — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:36:47 +0000

I share the hopes and dreams as Hopeful. I know Toyota is listening...

By: hopeful

hopeful — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:46:07 +0000

Talk is Cheap. I can be at the fore-front of anything I say, so long as no one demands to see any evidence…..
Dear DiamlerChrysler, My emotions, dreams and desires are for a car manufacturer to mass produce a plug-in hybrid. If produced, I will buy one. Are you listening DaimlerChrysler? Are you listening GM (Please actually produce the Volt). If you are not, I bet that Toyota is listening, and will produce one.